Separate payment tokenization from asset tokenization and understand where real-world value enters digital rails.
Browse all topic termsTokenization can refer to payment credential replacement, on-chain representation of assets, or programmable wrappers around existing value. This hub makes those meanings explicit so that product and market conversations do not collapse them into one vague label.
RWA language matters because a token is not automatically equivalent to legal ownership, settlement finality, or reserve quality. This hub connects asset-backed terms with custody, proof, and issuance assumptions.
The same vocabulary increasingly appears in both payments and crypto. Network token, stablecoin, CBDC, and wrapped assets sit at that boundary, which is why this hub is structurally linked to both cards/payments and crypto infrastructure.
Stripe
Stripe: Payment tokenization 101
Used for payment tokenization, network token, and account updater context.
Coinbase
Coinbase Learn: Crypto glossary
Reference source for crypto infrastructure terminology.
Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements: Crypto reserves and transparency
Used as an institutional reference for reserve transparency context.
Tokenization
Replacing sensitive data with non-sensitive tokens.
Stablecoin
Cryptocurrency pegged to stable asset like USD.
RWA
Real World Assets on chain.
NFT
Non-Fungible Token; unique digital identifier.
Wrapped Token
Token representing an asset on another blockchain.
Wrapped Bitcoin
Bitcoin on Ethereum network.
Security Token
Token representing investment contract.
Proof of Reserves
A verification method showing that a custodian or exchange controls enough assets to back customer balances.
Equity Token
Token representing stock in a company.
Asset-backed Token
Token backed by physical assets.
Forward Contract
Custom contract to buy/sell later.
Forward Guidance
Central bank signaling future policy.
Tokenomics
Economic model of a cryptocurrency token.
ERC-20
Standard for fungible tokens on Ethereum.
ERC-721
Standard for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Governance Token
Token giving voting rights in a DAO.
Utility Token
Token providing access to a service.
STO
Security Token Offering.
CBDC
Central Bank Digital Currency.
Soulbound Token
Non-transferable NFT.
Vesting Schedule
Timeline for token release.
TGE
Token Generation Event.
Fully Diluted Valuation
Market cap if all tokens flowed.
ERC-1155
Multi-token standard managing multiple token types.